Book excerpt: Fifteen-year-old Jenny knows she isn’t normal. She can’t tolerate being in a crowd, being touched, being near certain people, or sometimes just being. Then she meets a group of friends at her new school and learns that, like them, she is actually an empath – someone who is highly sensitive to the emotions and energy of the people and environment around her. Jenny knows her empath gifts hold the power to make a profound difference in her life and the lives of those around her – if only she could control them. With her new empath friends, her “crazy” Aunt Maggie, and her first love, the gorgeous and soulful Nathan, Jenny goes on a roller coaster ride of fear, tragedy, adventure, and desire. Her new awareness and skills are tested in a final climactic crisis. Supplementing the novel is a music soundtrack featuring new artists, including Taryn Kawaja, who performs the book’s theme song, “Sacrifice Me", written by the author of the book.